Coaling a boat, Hamburg, Germany. Steam ships had to carry enough coal in their holds to power their engines until they could reach the next port where they could refuel. Engraving from Good Words (London, 1893).

Adolf Hitler visits the Blohm & Voss the shipbuilding and engineering works. The company built aircraft through Hamburger Flugzeugbau before and during World War II. Germany's rearmament in violation of the Versailles Treaty meant a big change...